Treatment for Life-Threatening Condition Causes Teen Girl to Grow Beard
Nana, Chinese teen, develops abnormal hair Growth due to life-saving bone marrow treatment.
The Gift of Life: 10 years later, Carlsbad family still celebrating organ donation that saved baby's life
A decade ago a Carlsbad infant needed a new liver. Today, Kayleigh Barnes, now 11, is a transplant success story. Kayleigh, daughter of Amber Barnes, is an active, bubbly adolescent on the threshold of becoming a teenager. She has no restrictions and o…
Clinical trial to study immunosuppressant tacrolimus against generics
A new study at the University of Cincinnati seeks to end the questions over generic-vs.-brand for a common immunosuppressive drug for transplant patients, tacrolimus.
UC to study generic vs. brand-name transplant drugs with a $2.7 million FDA grant
( University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center ) A new study at the University of Cincinnati seeks to end the questions over generic-vs.-brand for a common immunosuppressive drug for transplant patients, tacrolimus. Rita Alloway, PharmD, UC research…
Face Transplants Then and Now
Richard Lee Norris Received Fullest Face Transplant to Date
Investigators visit drug facility
Investigators from the DOJ and FDA arrived at a pharmaceutical company on Tuesday with a search warrant. The company has been linked to a deadly outbreak of meningitis.
Criminal investigators visit drug facility linked to meningitis outbreak
(CNN) — Criminal investigators from the Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration were at a Massachusetts pharmaceutical…
VA Man Recovering Well After Full Face Transplant
The University of Maryland Medical Center says a Virginia man who received a full-face transplant seven months ago eats primarily by mouth and can taste and smell…
FDA Nod for BMY Drug Label Update
Bristol-Myers announced that the FDA has cleared a label update for Baraclude.
More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
Investigating reports of fungal infections in 2 heart transplant patients